Description
This research identifies key state and local government stakeholders in California for drone policy creation and implementation, and describes their perceptions and understanding of drone policy. The investigation assessed stakeholders’ positions, interests, and influence on issues, with the goal of providing potential policy input to achieve successful drone integration in urban environments and within the national airspace of the United States. The research examined regulatory priorities through the use of a two-tiered Stakeholder Analysis Process. The first tier consisted of a detailed survey sent out to over 450 local agencies and jurisdictions in California. The second tier consisted of an in-person focus group to discuss survey results as well as to gain deeper insights into local policymakers’ current concerns. Results from the two tiers of analysis, as well as recommendations, are provided here.
Publication Date
4-2020
Publication Type
Report
Topic
Planning and Policy
Digital Object Identifier
10.31979/mti.2020.1823
MTI Project
1823
Mineta Transportation Institute URL
https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/1823-Local-Government-Policy-Planning-Unmanned-Aerial-Systems
Keywords
Unmanned aircraft systems, Drones, Local government agencies, Policy analysis, Stakeholders
Disciplines
Aviation Safety and Security
Recommended Citation
Tyler Spence, Francesca Favaro, and Kally Yeung. "Local Government Policy and Planning for Unmanned Aerial Systems" Mineta Transportation Institute Publications (2020). https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1823
Dataset
1823-RB-Favaro&Spence-Local-Government-Policy-Planning-Unmanned-Aerial-Systems_0.pdf (824 kB)
Research Brief
